What is a group of porcupines called?

Porcupines are brown, prickly, and climb trees. When a group of porcupines gets together, they're called a prickle. Porcupines often have a bad reputation as dangerous creatures, but they usually just want to be left alone.

Porcupines are large rodents with coats of sharp spines, or quills, that protect them against predators. Most porcupines are about 60–90 cm (25–36 in) long, with a 20–25 cm (8–10 in) long tail. Weighing 5–16 kg (12–35 lb), they are rounded, large, and slow.

The North American porcupine is a herbivore and often climbs trees for food; it eats leaves, herbs, twigs, and green plants such as clover. In the winter, it may eat bark.The African porcupine is not a climber; instead, it forages on the ground It is mostly nocturnal but will sometimes forage for food during the day, eating bark, roots, fruits, berries, and farm crops. Porcupines have become a pest in Kenya and are eaten as a delicacy.

Defensive behavior displays in a porcupine depend on sight, scent, and sound. Often, these displays are shown when a porcupine becomes agitated or annoyed. There are four main displays seen in a porcupine: (in order from least to most aggressive) quill erection, teeth clattering, odor emission, and attack.